IBM

• Good pay, decent mentorship.
• That's it.

• Truly stands for "I've Been Moved" (Moved me to a role I wasn't passionate in or I didn't have a job before I got onboard).
• Which led to "I've Been Miserable".
• Location matters with this company (Better 3-month internship experience in one location than 8-month "Full Time" in another).
• Honestly, don't care about you.

Listen to the employees that make your solutions work rather than caring about profit.

Unhappy, not growing employees equal no valuable product, which equals no revenue.

Also, instead of covering your own behind by giving the employee a severance package way out, transfer them to where they can channel their passion to benefit the company.

Additionally, if a project got nixed due to funding, please give the employee the opportunity to go where they are interested rather than forcing them into a "do or die" situation, especially if they are fresh out of college. Of course, they are going to not perform well if you put them in a situation where they are three hours away from their team.